Combination tool



Aug- 28, 1928.

T. w. LosEY COMBINATY'ION TOOL Filed May 15' 1927 S14/vanto@ Patented Aug. 28,' 1923;

THORNTON W. LOSEY, OF SILVER GROVE, KENTUCKY.

COMBINATION Toon Application led MaylS, 1927. Serial No. 191,171.

Railroad mechanics engaged in making adjustments` or repairs beneath rolling stock, particularly when working on the brake mechanism, require a variety of tools to meet different conditions and location of parts in order to expedite the work and minimize the hazard to obviate maiming of the hand by the severing ot a digit thereof. It is not alwaysconvenicnt or practical to have the necessary tools at hand and in consequencek loss of time is experienced and occasioned by the mechanic in getting from beneath the `ear to obtain ay needed tool and returning to the work. This is also a prolific source of annoyance and discomfort to the workman which is overcome by the present invention.

Therefore, it is the primary intention of this invention'to provi-de in a single organization instrumentalities for effecting results as the exigencies et the work may demand, said instrumentalities being disposed for convenience of use without result-ing in the provision ofA acumbersome and unwieldy tool.

` The invention provides a tool having the general characteristics of a hammer, since it embodies a head and a handle, and these essential parts are modified to provide the vmeans necessary to meet .thev requirements encountered in the adjustment and repairing of car-brake mechanism.

Vhile the drawings illustrate a preferred embodiment of the invention, it is to befunderstood that `in adapting the means `to meet specific needs and requirements, the design may be varied and such other changes in the minor details o' construction may be resorted to within the scope et the invention as claimed without departing from the spirit thereof. y

F or a full understanding of the invention and the merits thereof, reference is'to be had to the following description and the drawings hereto attached, in which, p

Fig. l is a side view of a'railroad mechanies combination tool embodying the invention;

F ig. 2 is a transverse sectional view of `thchead on the line 2-2 et Fig. 1, showing a portion of the handletted thereto,

and the dotted lines .indicating the appli.

cation of the tool to a cotter-pin;

Fig. 3 is a reverse side view of thehead portion of the tool.

Fig. 4 is a top plan view of the tool; and

F 5 is a view similar to Fig. 4; of a modification. K

.Corresponding and like parts are reierred` to in the following description and designated in the several views of the drawing by like reference characters.

The tool comprises essentially a head 1() and a handle 11, the latter being usually oi wood and titted to the head 10 Yin which is formed an opening into which an end of the handle 11 is fitted.

The head 1()` has the general outline ot a poen hammer, one end of the head constituting the poll 12, and the opposite end of the peen which in the present instance is ot' conical iorm and Vof a size for backing` out the key bolt. The base of the peen 13 which constitutes in effect adrift, corresponds approximately to the diameter ,of the poll 12, thereby admitting ot the poll 12 being utilized temporarily as a key in an emergency. The outer end y14 of the handle 11 is of tapering form to correspond with `the outline of the part 13, thereby admitting of its use as a device for alining parts to receive the key bolt, thereby elimihating the necessity or occasion for inserting the finger as is now sometimes done, with frequent disastrous` results. fIf desired, the end of the tapered vpart 14 of the handle may be metal tipped, as indicated at 15, so as to reinforce the same and resist wear. l An opening 16 is formed in a. side of the head 10 and is designed to receive a leg or element of a Cotter-pin, as illustrated most clearly in Fig. 2 of the drawing. The outer wall 17 of the opening 16 is relatively thin and its forward end is beveled to admit of its ready entry between` the legs or elements. of a Cotter-pin. The wall 17 functions as a spreader when it is required to separate the side elements of a Cotter-pin to prevent its casual displacement after being placed in position. It is also observed that when it is required toV remove the Cotter-pin the spread ends may be straightened or brought together by introducing `one at a time into the opening 16 and manipulating the tool to bring the elements or tions of the cotter into close that the pin may be removed.

A recess 18 is formed in the opposite side of the head 10 and is of angular outline,

spread por- Y relation, so v.

being preferably square to conform to the outer end of a pipe back out. It Will thus be understood that the recess 18 constitutes in effect a Wrench socket. A constricted opening 19 leads outwardly from the-recess i8 and provides a throat or clearance to receive the body ot a Cotter-pin, the head of which is received in therecess 1S when the tool is used in the capacity oi a Cotter-pin remover or extractor.

In .some instances it may be advantageous to di'lterently position the opening 16, and in Fig. is shown such openingv disposed in the angle termed between the base of the poen 13 and the belg-ed side portion ot the head. rEhe opening thus formed is indicated by the numeral i6 and is defined by an angular ivall la. This arrangement admits of operation upon a eotterpin which is located close to the bar and which other Wise would be diiiicult to reach, but which is readily accessible by the Construction illustrated` in the modiiicati'on. ln either arrangement ot the opening its inner ,vall is curved to conform to the outer curved surface ot' a Cotter-pin and the outer thin Wall is i'lat to pass readily between the legs ot a Cotter-pin and conform to the dat sides thereof The opening extends entirely through the outer and inner faces of the head, as shown most cleariy in Figure 2 of the drawings, and in consequence the tool may be applied so that a leo' of the Getter-pin may enter either end or the opening as found most convenient. This results in the formation et an opening haviifiggits inner Wall rearnfardly deiieeted to approximate the curvature ot the outer surface of a cotterpin.

A side of the handle 11 is provided with scale graduations 'for convenience ot measurement in determining the minimum and maximum brake piston travel.

It Will be readily understood that the invention results in the provision of a tool embodying the essentials necessary for adjusting and repairing the brake mechanism ot railway ears, and enables the Work to be expedited and obviates the necessity ot the mechanic getting trom under the car after reaching; a position tor ivorli. lt is observed that the tool embodies a hanin'ier, a dritt, a cotter-pin spreader, acotter-pin straightener and extractor, a Wrench, a dritt for the removal ot key bolts, a tool tor replacing the key bolts when required, and a rule for makingr measurements in determining` brake tra-vel. lt is `further observed .that the tool compact and of a formation to admit o' convenient and ready manipulation.

lt is also noted that it combines a plurality ot tools in one thereby decreasing labor and materially increasing` safety.

Having thus described the claim: I

l. A, tool` comprising an elongated head having a handle projecting therefrom interniediate its ends, and having` a side portion bulged and formed at an end of the bulge with an openingl which is closed at its outer ae `cent sides by thin Walls which are angular-ly disposed.

ritool comprising a handle and a head at one end of the handle 'projekting beyond the sides thereof, and having an opening in a side portion o the head extending 'through the inner and outer faces thereof, the inner Wall ot the opening being rearwardly deflected and the outer Wall thin invention, l.

i and flat.

in testimony Whereoit' I affix my signature.

THORNTGN W. LOSEY. [Le] 

